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Drin

American  
[dreen] / drin /

noun

  1. a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.


Drin British  
/ drɪn /

noun

  1. a river in S Europe, rising in SW Macedonia and flowing north and west, through Albania, into the Adriatic Sea. Length: about 270 km (170 miles)

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A quite extensive portion of the White Drin River basin is in the Kosovo area across the northeastern Yugoslav border.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

The only considerable rivers flowing into the Adriatic are the Narenta, Drin and Viossa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

We visited the uniquely interesting fishtraps on the Drin, built like a prehistoric lake-village.

From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by Durham, M. E. (Mary Edith)

The Austrians, meantime, crossed the Drin and came east from Bosnia.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

They occupy a narrow strip south of Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, and a similar one, also running north and south, lies between the White Drin River and the Yugoslav city of Debar.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

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